Determining Outcomes of an Experiment Using Tables and Tree

Determining Outcomes of an Experiment Using Tables and Tree

Multiple Choice

• spinning a three-colored spinner and then flipping a coin

• flipping a coin and then spinning a three-colored spinner

• picking a card and then tossing a coin

• choosing three colors and tossing a coin

Multiple Choice

In the table of all possible outcomes shown below for tossing a coin 2 times, what event is missing?

• HT

• TH

• HH

• TT

Multiple Choice

• rolling two dice at once

• tossing a coin six times

• picking a card from a standard deck of cards

• tossing two coins three times

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason for using a tree diagram in getting all possible outcomes on an experiment?

• It is the easiest and fastest way to get all possible outcomes in an experiment.

• It shows in detail how one level branches out to another level.

• It enables one to clearly see the all possible outcomes for each level.

• It is a systematic way of finding all possible outcomes by beginning with the starting point and going downward/right to the last level.

Multiple Choice

• (4, 3) and (5, 6)

• (4, 4) and (3, 3)

• (3, 3) and (4, 4)

• (3, 4) and (6, 5)

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are offered to choose for breakfast between rice or wheat bread with either hotdog or egg and a drink of either coffee or hot chocolate. Your initial tree diagram would look like the figure below. If you continue the tree, how many possible outcomes can you make?

• 8

• 6

• 12

• 16

Open Ended

How do you create a tree diagram for all the possible outcomes in a given experiment?

Open Ended

●How do a table or a tree diagram help in determining the total possible outcomes in a given experiment?

Open Ended

●Can you simply list all the possible outcomes in a given experiment without the aid of a table or a tree diagram?